Published inUX CollectiveIn defence of the hairy line in drawings and sketchesIn drawing, ‘hairy lines’ are generally considered ‘finished’ lines but that have not been resolved in certainty. A result of going back…Apr 5, 20211Apr 5, 20211
Published inUX CollectiveLearning how to draw by looking at Albert Oehlen’s ‘bad’ paintingsFor three months now, I’ve led a Zoom-based drawing class called Everybody Draw. Each week, participants are shown how we can tackle the…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveAnchored and present: contemporary art that’s always openWithout being in what you might consider a very cultural area, my house is within two miles from two different Lawrence Weiner works in…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveGetting lost and missing bits: looking for the Old Bridge and finding ourselvesIt seems that Walter J. Hall, painter of Bury Art Museum’s Old Blackford Bridge, has not yet been written in to art history. Indeed it is…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveMoving freely, passing the time: Paul Klee and imaginary walksWalking and drawing are two things we can do to allow us to ignore our screens for a while, to escape from the news, or to enjoy the…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveTo the studio: painting the informal everydayThis week Antone Martinho-Truswell, the Dean and Head of House at St Paul’s College at the University of Sydney, published an article that…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveMirrors for the mind: boring runs and Rothko paintingsPounding the pavement through suburbia, the mind wanders. I’ve run this route countless times and so, with attention diverted from the…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveStrikes at Time and the magic of tungstenStrikes at Time is an installation with 2 channel video projection and audio. The work weaves together found text from a worker’s diary…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveStories told by walking: sculpture trails and the Bayeux TapestryLikely interpreted from first hand accounts, and crafted at the time of the Northern Conquest that it depicts, the Bayeux Tapestry stands…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
Published inUX CollectiveLines made by walking: Richard Long and desire pathsThrough a characterless field in 1967, Richard Long made the first of many works created by walking back and forth in a straight line…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
